Detailing actions and reactions relative to a study conducted by the United Nations on discrimination against the American Indian, this report also includes letters from the Iroquois Confederacy, the Lakota Treaty Council, and the Institute for the Development of Indian Law. (JC)

Human rights institutions for children play a crucial role in informing children, governments, and the public about children's rights, how those rights can be enforced, and why they are important. This digest discusses the development of human rights institutions for children and the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; it details…

Two brief articles address the question of ACPA's relationship to its parent organization APGA. Callis' remarks urge that ACPA remain a division of APGA while Tripp's reflections urge that times have changed and with them, the opportunities to serve the college student, which might better be met by ACPA as an independent organization. (Cj)

The author's premise is that it is important to find ways to build into conventions more experiential programs, in which people who wish to may become deeply involved with one another, confronting issues at an interpersonal level. (Author)

Outlines the objective of the Board of Directors of the American Vocational Association. (SB)

Rapid educational changes in West Africa have caused population shifts from rural to urban areas, resulting in severe unemployment problems. Job creation is the purpose of a newly formed organization. (JB)

Presidential address given at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 28, 1970); appears also in College English," vol. 32, no. 6 (March 1971), pp. 688-90, and in English Journal," vol. 60, no. 4 (April 1971), pp. 455-57. (Editor/RD)

Presidential address given at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 28, 1970); appears also in College English," vol. 32, no. 6 (March 1971), pp. 688-90. (Editor/RD)

Presidential address given at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Atlanta, November 28, 1970). (Editor)

This study was designed to identify those guidance functions that national groups of school counselors, counselor educators, and state supervisors agree should be the responsibility of the state guidance office. Results appeared to support functions of leadership, advocacy, and support rather than administrative-regulatory functions. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to gain a profile of the current membership of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors and ascertain opinions of the members about present status and future directions o the organization. The typical member feels very free to express opinions but less free to initiate action; being a woman she perceives…

Describes procedures for development of official standards affecting libraries, information services, and publishing, noting American National Standards, international standards, and UNESCO recommendations. De facto standard development (Library of Congress, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), and access and use of…

A speech communication professor applies his rhetorical training to an analysis of the NRA's opposition to gun control legislation. (Available from City News Publishing Co., Box 606, Southold, NY 11971; sc $1.25.) (PD)

Bennett Tarleton is director of the Alliance for Arts Education, headquartered in Washington, D.C. At a time when the new federal Administration is discussing major budget cutbacks, the significance of alliance and cooperation among arts organizations is clearly underscored. (Editor)

This Music Educators National Conference (MENC) 1977-78 report covers the following areas: audit, the government relations program, committees and commissions, the Music Industry Council, publications, student chapters, Music in Our Schools Week 1978, Presidential Scholars Program, MENC Historical Center, the National Inservice Conference, and the…